Question 1

The first tamed animal approximately 10,000 B.C.E.was the

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A) Goat. 
B) Deer. 
C) Sheep. 
D) Dog. 
E) Cat. 
A) Goat. 
B) Deer. 
C) Sheep. 
D) Dog. 
E) Cat. D

Question 2

Our forebears began to leave Africa approximately

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A) 1 million years ago. 
B) 500,000 years ago. 
C) 100,000 years ago. 
D) 25,000 years ago 
E) 10,000 years ago. 
A) 1 million years ago. 
B) 500,000 years ago. 
C) 100,000 years ago. 
D) 25,000 years ago 
E) 10,000 years ago. C

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- Beringia

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Beringia refers to the land and maritime area surrounding the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and the Bering Sea. This region includes parts of what are now eastern Russia and western Alaska. During the last Ice Age, particularly at the peak of the last glacial period approximately 20,000 years ago, global sea levels were much lower due to the vast amounts of water trapped in ice sheets. As a result, a land bridge known as the Bering Land Bridge emerged, connecting Asia and North America.

This land bridge was a significant migration route for plants, animals, and humans. It is believed that the first people to populate the Americas, the ancestors of Native Americans, migrated from Asia across this land bridge. These migrations likely occurred in waves over thousands of years, with the initial groups moving into North America and eventually spreading southward to populate the continents.

Beringia was not just a bridge of land; it was also a habitat. The region supported a variety of wildlife adapted to the cold, arid conditions, including mammoths, mastodons, and other megafauna. The environment would have been a tundra-steppe, with grasslands supporting the large herbivores and the predators that hunted them.

The concept of Beringia is crucial to the study of the peopling of the Americas and the understanding of how flora and fauna dispersed across the continents. As sea levels rose at the end of the Ice Age, the Bering Land Bridge was submerged, cutting off the direct terrestrial connection between Asia and North America. However, the genetic, archaeological, and paleoenvironmental evidence gathered from this region continues to provide valuable insights into the ancient migrations and ecosystems of the Earth.

Question 4

The remains of the Mungo Man were found in

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A) Alaska. 
B) Peru. 
C) Australia 
D) Siberia. 
E) Mexico. 
A) Alaska. 
B) Peru. 
C) Australia 
D) Siberia. 
E) Mexico.

Question 5

Monte Verde tools were made out of stone and

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A) Bone. 
B) Wood. 
C) Obsidian. 
D) Glass. 
E) Iron. 
A) Bone. 
B) Wood. 
C) Obsidian. 
D) Glass. 
E) Iron.

Question 6

Neanderthals differed from Homo sapiens sapiens in that Neanderthals

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A) Skulls were longer. 
B) Faces protruded more.​ 
C) Bones were bigger. 
D) Bones were heavier. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Skulls were longer. 
B) Faces protruded more.​ 
C) Bones were bigger. 
D) Bones were heavier. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Agriculture

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Agriculture is the practice of cultivati

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- ocher

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Ocher (or ochre) is a natural earth pigm

Question 9

Chauvet and Lascaux present evidence of early hominid hunting and

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A) Burials. 
B) Agriculture. 
C) Art. 
D) Mating with Neanderthals. 
E) Sacrificial rituals. 
A) Burials. 
B) Agriculture. 
C) Art. 
D) Mating with Neanderthals. 
E) Sacrificial rituals.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Carbon-14

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Carbon-14, also known as radiocarbon, is

Question 11

What do the walls around Jericho suggest about how Neolithic communities interacted with other populations?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, students should discuss t

Question 12

The peopling of Australia marked an important phase in the history of humankind because

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A) There is no evidence of indigenous food in Australia. 
B) Incessant warfare ensued from the beginning in Australia.​ 
C) There is no evidence of indigenous animals in Australia.​ 
D) Those who made it to Australia had to fashion one of the earliest boats 
E) All of these choices 
A) There is no evidence of indigenous food in Australia. 
B) Incessant warfare ensued from the beginning in Australia.​ 
C) There is no evidence of indigenous animals in Australia.​ 
D) Those who made it to Australia had to fashion one of the earliest boats 
E) All of these choices

Question 13

What characteristics distinguished Homo sapiens sapiens from other species?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, students should

Question 14

What was an important result of the use of fire by Homo Neanderthalensis?

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A) Ability to create a community. 
B) Ability to migrate into colder environments. 
C) Ability to eat more meat. 
D) Ability to make metal tools. 
E) Ability to make art. 
A) Ability to create a community. 
B) Ability to migrate into colder environments. 
C) Ability to eat more meat. 
D) Ability to make metal tools. 
E) Ability to make art.

Question 15

The most commonly used weapon for hunting large game at Monte Verde was the

Accepted Answer

A) Axe. 
B) Bow and arrow. 
C) Bolo. 
D) Slingshot. 
E) Atlatl. 
A) Axe. 
B) Bow and arrow. 
C) Bolo. 
D) Slingshot. 
E) Atlatl.

Question 16

All human remains found in the Americas belong to

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A) Homo erectus. 
B) Homo habilis. 
C) Homo floresiensis. 
D) Neanderthal. 
E) Homo sapiens sapiens. 
A) Homo erectus. 
B) Homo habilis. 
C) Homo floresiensis. 
D) Neanderthal. 
E) Homo sapiens sapiens.

Question 17

Paleontologists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens developed this ability in order to form male hunting parties

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A) The act of speaking. 
B) The act of swimming. 
C) The act of farming. 
D) The invention of the wheel. 
E) None of these choices 
A) The act of speaking. 
B) The act of swimming. 
C) The act of farming. 
D) The invention of the wheel. 
E) None of these choices

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Natufians

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The Natufians were a culture that existe

Question 19

Why have scientists had more difficulty in studying early settlements in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, students should discuss t

Question 20

Unlike Jericho,Catalhoyuk lacked

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A) Trade. 
B) Hunting weapons. 
C) Buildings. 
D) Walls or moats. 
E) Agriculture. 
A) Trade. 
B) Hunting weapons. 
C) Buildings. 
D) Walls or moats. 
E) Agriculture.

Exam 1: The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The first tamed animal approximately 10,000 B.C.E.was the

Our forebears began to leave Africa approximately

Please define the following key terms. - Beringia

The remains of the Mungo Man were found in

Monte Verde tools were made out of stone and

Neanderthals differed from Homo sapiens sapiens in that Neanderthals

Please define the following key terms. - Agriculture

Please define the following key terms. - ocher

Chauvet and Lascaux present evidence of early hominid hunting and

Please define the following key terms. - Carbon-14

What do the walls around Jericho suggest about how Neolithic communities interacted with other populations?

The peopling of Australia marked an important phase in the history of humankind because

What characteristics distinguished Homo sapiens sapiens from other species?

What was an important result of the use of fire by Homo Neanderthalensis?

The most commonly used weapon for hunting large game at Monte Verde was the

All human remains found in the Americas belong to

Paleontologists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens developed this ability in order to form male hunting parties

Please define the following key terms. - Natufians

Why have scientists had more difficulty in studying early settlements in the Americas?

Unlike Jericho,Catalhoyuk lacked

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

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